Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-16
A STUDY In CHURCH.
HOW TWO SELECT BELLIES BE-
HAVED DURING A SERVICE.

a Typical Pair OF Delightful and Hand
some Girls-Not Quite So Devotional
as They Appeared to be-After the
"Amen."
A reporter went with a country friend to
Grace church to observe the demeaIOr Of the
fashionable girls who rendezvous there of
Sabbath morning. They sat for a short time
in pew at the side that commanded a view
Of the entrance. Others were there waiting
for the ushers to find them better seats. When
the voluntary was about coming to an emo
the pew holders began to arrive. The girls
rustled by in magnificent apparel, and every
one of them paused for an instant at the head
OF the aisle, looking about the church before
she walked down to her pew. Each one also
carried an elegant prayer book in her hand.
The most popular edition had gilt edged
leaves, blue back and blue border on vellum
covers. The rector and his assistants and the
choir marghed in, and the stream Of incom-
ing pew Holders increased. The fashionable
character of the audience became more
marked. a typical pair of delightful and
handsome girls came in while the minister
was engaged in reading the service They
entered at opposite sides of the vestibule,
recognized each other, and ran together with
q resounding kiss that echoed its way down
the broad aisle and lost itself in the sounding
board over the pulpit They held their prayer
books daintily before them and chatted and
smiled, and as they smiled each took rapid
but keen survey of the others dress. Each
was blessed with an elegant figure and rich
papa, and there was little room for disadvan-
tageous comparison, one with the other
when are you going awayp asked one.
Next week. When do you go!'
"Oh, we're going the day after tomorrow.
We shall go to Geneva in July, you know"
"How delightful We are going to Paris
about the same time. We must persuade our
papas to take the same steamer" The ngoing
to the baize doors that opened upon the aisle,
the last speaker peeped through and whis-
pered: Il think there are strangers in our
pewn
"Never mind" said the other, "you must sit
with me-"
GRACEFULLY DONE.
So they came to the head of the side aisle,
stood for moment as the others had done,
and then walked about half way down the
church to their pew. When they entered the
pew they gave swing to their skirts to as
sure themselves that the tournure should
come down right. 1t was gracefully done.
Then they inclined their heads, one putting
vellum covered prayer book to her eyes, the
other her gloved fingers. A friend in the
pew in front turned and kindly showed them
in the service to which the minister had
come They smiled their thanks in the
sweetest manner and glanced critically but
not unfavorably at their friends bonnet.
When in the course of the service it became
necessary to pray for mercy for "us miserable
they moved their lips decorously
and presumably uttered the self condemnatory
words. A beautiful girl in fairly stunning
dress swept down the aisle to pew some dis |
lance in front Of them. They turned their |
heads slightly and looked with all their eyes |
at the passing show, and they did not cease
to look until several seconds had elapsed after |
the new conner had taken her seat.
During the sermon the girls kept their eyes |
with considerable steadfastness in the general |
direction of the pulpit, and at times they GER
tainly heard what the preacher said; but
often there was dreamy expression on their
aces as they glanced at groined arch over
he preachers head, and one might have
thought that they saw visions of Geneva and
Paris and the glory of fine raiment displayed
It Worth's. Becoming humility was shown
when they bowed their heads to receive the
'enediction. When the "Amen" was spoken
hey stepped quickly, though not with i'm
roper haste, into the aisle, and went to the
'eautlful girl whose entrance had distracted
heir attention. Their words of greeting
we're ELUSIVE, and they fell to talking at
nee about the trips abroad in prospect As
hey passed I'D the aisle inst behind him the |
eporter failed to catch a single word that
lad the remotest connection with the topic Of
he sermon or the general service, and when
hey reached the Broadway sidewalk they
Used each other and went their respective
rays. Every movement had been quiet and
the effects being accomplished
With the skillful and reserved grace that dis
the fashionable city bred girl from
IL others in the world. And that is how
lew York swell girls act in church.-New
FORK SIM